The
Dootone DiscographyThe
Dootone label was begun by Walter "Dootsie" Williams formerly with
MGM Records and his own company Blue Records. He was a one time
musician as leader of the Harlem Dukes during the 1930s, and an
accomplished song writer with tunes such as "Rocky Mountain Blues"
recorded by Count Basie, and Amos Milburn's "Real Pretty Mama" to his
credit. The label began with violinist Johnny Creach who would find
fame with another generation twenty years later as part of the Hot
Tuna / Jefferson Starship combine. The greatest success for the label
came with the odd combination of risque "party" records by Redd Foxx
and the Fremont High based vocal groups The Penguins, Medallions,
Calvanes, and Dootones.